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Derrycallan North

Doire Challainn Thuaidh

Derrycallan North is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationDerrycallan North53.00607° N · 8.80485° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

doire(oak-)wood, grove, thicket

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Doire Challainn Thuaidh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Derrycallan North · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Galway
Barony
Kiltartan
Civil parish
Beagh
Coordinates
53.00607, -8.80485
Mapped area
1.33 km²
Logainm ID
19155 ↗

People & family history

Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.

1901 census

No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.

1911 census

67People recorded
14Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Linnane 14
  • OBrien 13
  • Devinny 6
  • Flaherty 6
  • Connolly 4
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1926 census

48People recorded
11Households recorded

Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records

  • Linnane 10
  • Moloney 8
  • Flaherty 6
  • Nilan 5
  • O'Brien 5
Explore the 1926 records ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Derrycallan North. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.